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Intro to mutual funds Q: Please explain how mutual funds work. A: Mutual funds hold the pooled money of many investors that’s managed professionally. They’re great for the majority of us who don’t have the time or skills to carefully choose investments. Instead, we can let professionals do the research and make the decisions, for...

ATLANTA (AP) — A man accused of helping to provide financial support to an al-Qaida leader wants a judge to allow him to live with relatives in Georgia while he awaits trial. Lawyers for Asif Ahmed Salim say in court records that his sister-in-law, Gwinnett County Assistant District Attorney Sabrina Nizam, has agreed to monitor...